Institutional barriers to providing oral health services for underserved populations in New York City

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-57

  Ramos Rodríguez, Cálix ^b,c   Schwartz, Mark D ^a,d   Rogers, Vincent ^c   Alos, Victor ^c  

^a VA NYHHS   (United States)

^b LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Hlth Rsrc Serv Admin Fld O   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental care; Health care accessibility; Medically underserved areas; Oral health; Urban health services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAID; PATIENT REFERRAL; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTIST; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTISTS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW YORK CITY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 2342506523     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2004.tb02727.x     Document Type: Article

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